Acute medical illness in old age Alan Sinclair Acute medical illness in old age Ken Woodhouse Editors Chapman & Hall 281pp £45 (h/b) 0-412-56920-5 0412569205

The content of Acute Medical Illness in Old Age is not aimed specifically at those specialising in the care of elderly people. Other areas in which elderly people are encountered are covered and problems which need to be considered by physicians working in these areas arc described.